Worrying about financial problems, exam or moving to another country is natural. But if worries about and without grow like a snowball, turn into fears, begin to interfere with normal life and cannot be dealt with in any way, it seems that anxiety disorder is developing. According to WHO, 264 million people in the world […]
Coronavirus Dreams: Why at quarantine we have nightmares
Perhaps, during the next week of quarantine, you noticed that you see strange, interesting or incredibly colorful dreams – or just faced with insomnia and sleep disturbances. Both are signs of the stress that many people are currently experiencing at the same time. We tell you how sleep and dream disturbances are associated with the […]
Post-quarantine: Why it will not be easy to get out of isolation
This week, the number of people infected with COVID-19 exceeded two million – this figure back in February was impossible to imagine. More than a third of the world’s population today is under the influence of quarantine measures or in self-isolation. Of course, an event of this magnitude cannot but affect our psychological state: forced […]
How to help yourself in quarantine: Life hacks of psychologists and therapists
In a pandemic situation, it is not easy for us all: every day we hear new alarming messages from different countries, the usual rhythm of life changes, many are in forced isolation, which is also not easy to experience – both alone and even with loved ones. We asked psychologists and psychotherapists to tell how […]
Information Hygiene: How To Deal With Bad News
In the digital era we got not only unlimited access to knowledge and means of communication, but also an almost uncontrolled flow of news – including emotionally difficult and terrible events. How to support yourself when a huge stream of information about death, violence or social injustice falls upon you? Allow yourself to express emotions […]